Civil fines on the agenda for environmental offences

1 November 2003

A new system of civil penalties for environmental offences has been advocated in a study commissioned by the Environment Department.1 The proposals are intended to allow more proportionate responses to lesser offences, but would also enable regulators to take account of the profits made by polluters in setting the level of penalty.

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